Assistant Grower

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY

Mahoney's is a family-owned and operated independent garden center with 7 retail locations in the Greater Boston Area and Cape Cod. For over 60 years, we have taken pride in offering the highest selection of quality plants, yard products, and gardening accessories - with outstanding customer service to match!

We employ customer-driven people that are dedicated to creating a refreshing and helpful shopping experience. For our employees, we offer a fun, fast-paced, and challenging workplace with the opportunity for growth. We are committed to maintaining a work environment that encourages trust, hard work, efficiency, self-motivation, initiative, continuous improvement, and teamwork. We provide an opportunity for personal and professional growth and a great employee discount , as well!

Objective

The responsibility of the Assistant Grower is to assist the Head Grower in executing various programs and processes throughout the production lifecycle focused around annual crop production. Work alongside crew members in all functional areas to ensure tasks are being completed in accordance with company standards and maintaining the vitality of all plants. This includes fertilizing, watering, as well as applying beneficals if needed. Communication with the Head Grower is required to review and prioritize daily task lists and assist Crew Leaders in the training and development of Greenhouse technicians.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Execute various plant programs developed by the Head Grower through the correct application and timing of products including pesticides, insecticides, and other biologicals to ensure plant vitality
• Review and communicate Head Grower's daily task list to the Crew Leaders to ensure crew members are competing tasks in an accurate and timely manner
• Assist the crew members in the execution of all delegated task list items
• Provide training to new and existing horticultural technicians for tasks related to spacing, pinching, proper watering methods, fertilization and any biological applications, communicating any updates or changes to the production method
• Identify and communicate any issues related to plant discrepancies, system issues, or process execution to the Head Grower or General Manager in a timely manner
• Provide Head Grower with daily progress updates noting and communicating any adjustments to task priority
• Review and evaluate the various processes, programs and staffing needs to offer informed recommendations to the Head Grower to improve and optimize the quality and production of products
• Assist in the selection and movement of inventory as needed or directed by facility management
• Complete all other tasks as assigned by management

COMPETENCIES

PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Associates degree in horticultural sciences or other related field and 2 years of industry or related academic experience required. Massachusetts Greenhouse Pesticide Applicator License preferred but not required. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and a working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel and Word.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in an active growing facility environment. This job may be either indoors or outdoors or both.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

This position requires frequent standing, walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and / or crawling. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

Flexible hours. Days and hours of work vary by schedule and season. Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

EEO STATEMENT

Mahoney's provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, pregnancy, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.